A GANG of up to 15 youths threatened a 32-year-old man with weapons and stole his mobile phone.

The victim was in Wash Lane, Bury, on Saturday at around 10pm when a teenager approached him and engaged him in conversation.

As they were talking, he waved his hand towards a crowd of around 15 other offenders who came over.

They were armed with an array of weapons and threatened him, forcing him to hand over his phone.